Clay Ellis: The Third Stake

Clay Ellis, "Yellowbaro"

Clay Ellis, "Yellowbaro," acrylic on canvas, 71" x 96"

How much is enough? Born and raised on a ranch near Medicine Hat, Clay Ellis’ large, vividly coloured, and abstracted paintings and sculptures in the Third Stake continue his musings on the necessity, demands and rewards of production, whether it be the imperatives of his family’s ranching history or his own drive to create art.